Medical case



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W. TQEASTES.

MEDICAL GASE- No. 512,101. Patented Jan. 2 1894.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT EErcE.

VILLIAM T. EASTES, OF MUNCIE, INDIANA.

MEDICAL CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 512,101, dated January2, 1894..

Application filed March 14, 1893. Serial N0. 6 (N0 model.)

To cLZl whom, it Ina/y concern.-

Be it known that I, WVILLIAM T. EASTES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mu ncie, in the county of Delaware, in the State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Medical Cases; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same,referencebeinghadtotheaccompanyingdrawin gs, and to letters of referencemarked thereon, which form part of this specification, in which Figurelfis a perspective view of my improved medicine case showing the caseopen for dispensing medicine. Fig. 2. is a cross vertical section of thesame showing the case closed. Fig. 3. is a perspective view showing thecase closed.

My invention relates to medicine cases generally employed by physicians.

It has for its object to provide a case of this character which shall besimple in construction, durable in use, and preferably inexpensive inproduction, and well adapted for the purpose for which it is designed.

With this object in View my invention con sists in certain features ofconstruction and combination of parts that will be hereinafter describedand claimed.

In the drawings A, denotes a case which in the present instance I haveshown as being rectangular in form. The front side B, of this case ishinged to the bottom thereof, as shown at G, and the top D, of the caseis hinged to the outer edge of the rear side, as shown at E. I

The under side of the hinged top is provided with a pocket F, to containthe prescription blanks, birth and death certificates.

Secured to the hinged front of the case is a stationary shelf G, whichhas hinged to it the second shelf H, and this shelf H is connected withthe ends of the case by pivoted links I.

J denotes a strip extending from end to end of the casing at the frontthereof, and K denotes a sliding partition, which fits into grooves intheintermediate portion of the end pieces. This latter partition isprovided with a shelf L and a shelf 0 and with retaining bands M. Theband is formed of strips of metal or leather bent to form pockets,through which the bottles are inserted and which will prevent themfalling down to the bottom of the case. The rear side of this partitionis provided with bands to receive bottles of a larger size.

. P denotes a sliding strip extending from end to end of the casing,just in front of the sliding partition K. Its purpose is to retain thecontents of the tray when the sliding partition K is removed from thecase, all of which can be taken out of the case to clean itout. It willbe noticed that by this construction the space formed by the end of thecasing, and the narrow strips is well suited for containing instrumentsfor minor surgery. At the front corners of the side pieces are providedclasps to engage and hold the front of the casing after the lid has beenopened.

To give access to the bottles it is necessary to raise the lid and raisethe clasps at the front corners and let the front side B down parallelwith the bottom of the case thereby separating the rows of bottles andplacing them in plain view.

To the upper edge of the strip J is hinged the cover N of the tray.

Should it be desired to move a surgical instrument, the cover of thetray may be raised.

The device is compact and has large capacity for storing away variousand many medicines, and the construction'is such as to reduce to aminimum the liability of breakage and displacement of the bottles.

To the upper edge of the ends of the case, and to the under side of thelid D are attached pivoted hinge links, R, which hold the lid inposition when raised.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States- 1. A medicine case, having ahinge front, a top, two shelves secured in said case, a shelf Gsecuredto the front, a shelf H hinged to the latter shelf, and pivoted linksconnecting the shelf H with the ends of the case, substantially asherein described.

2. A medicine case having a hinge top, a hinge front, a shelf carried bythe front and a shelf hinged thereto, pivoted links connecting thelatter shelf with the ends of the case and hinge links pivoted to theends of the case and under side of the lid, substantially as hereindescribed.

3. A medicine case having a movable partition, bands projectingtherefrom to form compartments for the bottles, two bottle shelvessecured to said partition, a narrow strip secured to the lower frontportion of said case, and a movable strip within said case to form areceptacle for surgical instruments, a hinge front, a bottle shelf onsaid front, another bottle shelf hinged to the last named bottle shelfwith pivoted links connecting it to the ends of the case, so that whenthe front is raised the shelves carried thereby will occupy a spaceabove the instrument compartment, and clasps for holding the front invertical position, substantially as herein described.

4. A medicine case having a hinged front and top, bottle securingdevices carried by said front, a shelf G secured to said front below thebottle securing devices, a shelf H

